Michael Berkowitz

Michael Berkowitz
Born
Rochester, New York, US
Academic background
EducationHobart College
University of Wisconsin–Madison
George L. Mosse
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity College London
Main interests
History of Zionism, visual culture, photography

Michael Berkowitz is a UK-based American historian and professor of modern Jewish history at University College London.

Early life

Berkowitz was born in Rochester, New York. He earned a bachelor's degree from Hobart College in Geneva, New York, and a master's degree and PhD from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Career

Since 2012, Berkowitz has been editor of Jewish Historical Studies: Transactions of the Jewish Historical Society of England. Berkowitz has a particular interest in the history of the Jewish involvement in photography.